The little child's fable book, arranged in words of 1, 2, and 3 syllables. (Taken from The ladder to learning).1868 |
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... mind to taste his flesh , he would fain fall out with the Lamb . ' Fool ! ' says he , ' what is it you mean , that you stir up the mud so , and spoil the stream where I drink ? ' - ' You must be quite wrong , to be sure , sir , ' said ...
... mind to taste his flesh , he would fain fall out with the Lamb . ' Fool ! ' says he , ' what is it you mean , that you stir up the mud so , and spoil the stream where I drink ? ' - ' You must be quite wrong , to be sure , sir , ' said ...
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... mind what I say , there are some fierce rogues in the fields , who will rush in and eat you up at once .'- Well , well , ' said Bill ; and if you had not told me , I think I should have had the sense to take care what I did . ' The good ...
... mind what I say , there are some fierce rogues in the fields , who will rush in and eat you up at once .'- Well , well , ' said Bill ; and if you had not told me , I think I should have had the sense to take care what I did . ' The good ...
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... mind to play a trick with a poor Stork . So he said to her , the first time he met her , ' How do you do , my dear ? I am as glad to see you as if you were the best friend I had in the world . Let me beg of you , as soon as you have ...
... mind to play a trick with a poor Stork . So he said to her , the first time he met her , ' How do you do , my dear ? I am as glad to see you as if you were the best friend I had in the world . Let me beg of you , as soon as you have ...
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... mind to show them what a bad choice they had made ; and at the same time make the Ape smart for his pride , and tire him of a post for which he was no way fit . The trick he put on him was this . In a few days he found a trap in a ditch ...
... mind to show them what a bad choice they had made ; and at the same time make the Ape smart for his pride , and tire him of a post for which he was no way fit . The trick he put on him was this . In a few days he found a trap in a ditch ...
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... mind to cheat the thief , went this way to work with her ; for though he was but young , he was a sly rogue , and knew more bad tricks than he ought to have done . My dear sweet Miss , ' said he , ' what a shame it is that folks should ...
... mind to cheat the thief , went this way to work with her ; for though he was but young , he was a sly rogue , and knew more bad tricks than he ought to have done . My dear sweet Miss , ' said he , ' what a shame it is that folks should ...
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Page 80 - Bull of mine, and I should be glad to know how I am to make you reparation.
Page 67 - George, do you get a couple of good sickles ready against to-morrow morning, and we will even reap the corn ourselves." When the young ones told their mother this,
Page 66 - hold your silly tongues ; for if the old farmer depends upon his friends and his neighbors, you may take my word for it, that his wheat will not be reaped tomorrow.
Page 56 - I am almost frightened to death ! I have seen the most extraordinary creature that ever was. He has a fierce look, and struts about upon two legs , a strange piece of flesh grows on his head, and another under his throat, as red as blood : he flapped his arms against his sides, as if he intended to rise into the air; and stretching out his head, he opened a...
Page 72 - Upon which he continued to nibble first at one piece and then the other, till the poor cats, seeing their cheese gradually diminishing, entreated him to give himself no farther trouble, but deliver to them what remained. — "Not so fast, I beseech you, friends...
Page 72 - I beseech you, friends," replied the monkey ; " we owe justice to ourselves as well as to you ; what remains is due to me in right of my office.
Page 67 - When the young ones told ihor mother this, " Now, my Hale dears," said she, "we must be gone indeed, for when a man takes it in hand to do his own work himself, you may depend upon it that it will be done.